Saturday Graverites!

Today's Saturday Graverite is E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial : This is one of those movies I would make a tent out of blankets, get my stuffed E.T. and watch on repeat for days straight. This movie was directed by Steven Spielberg and came out in 1982. This is a movie with an amazing story line and awesome cast.  While visiting the Earth at Night, a group of alien botanists is discovered and disturbed by an approaching human task force. Because of the more than hasty take-off, one of the visitors is left behind. The little alien finds himself all alone on a very strange planet. Fortunately, the extra-terrestrial soon finds a friend and emotional companion in 10-year-old Elliot, who discovered him looking for food in his family's garden shed. While E.T. slowly gets acquainted with Elliot's brother Michael, his sister Gertie as well as with Earth customs, members of the task force work day and night to track down the whereabouts of Earth's first visitor from Outer Space. The wish to go home again is strong in E.T., and after being able to communicate with Elliot and the others, E.T. starts building an improvised device to send a message home for his folks to come and pick him up. But before long, E.T. gets seriously sick, and because of his special connection to Elliot, the young boy suffers, too. The situation gets critical when the task force finally intervenes. But Elliot and family do their best to make sure E.T. gets better and on his way home.